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PVOE TIL that in the classic 1938 Errol Flynn film “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” the producers wanted a realistic ‘look’ when people were killed by arrows. Instead of SFX or editing tricks, they just hired an expert archer to shoot extras wearing padding. Extras were paid $150 each time they were shot.
WD68 TIL In 1964, the inventor Karl Kroyer once filled a sunken ship with 27 million plastic balls to make it lighter and easy to remove. He then tried to patent the idea but failed as examiner found the same method used by Donald duck in a comic book in 1949, 15 years before.
Ldx0 TIL that scientists have found the second most widely used herbicide in the US has gotten into the water supply, causes sexual abnormalities in frogs, and is associated with birth defects in humans and animals
NXZ6J TIL Denise Richards and Neve Campbell shared a pitcher of margaritas together before filming their swimming pool kissing scene in Wild Things. It was the first time either of them had ever kissed another girl.
PYEEZ TIL: 25 million viewers switched from CBS to Fox’s ‘In Living Color’ during the halftime of Super Bowl XXVI. As a result, the Super Bowl has had high-profile entertainers ever since